Portland’s New Bloods are amazing. Drums, bass, and violin in tow, they rock out riot-grrl/dance-party style. Their first full-length album, “The Secret Life” is coming out on Kill Rock Stars this Tuesday. They’re playing a label showcase with Panther and Horse Feathers of which I will be in attendance before heading out on a tour of the mid-west, east coast, and then Europe.
Bass player Cassia, my coworker and good friend (yes, we rep for our friends around here. big deal.) has taken time out from working, rehearsing, and planning a three month tour and answered The Five Questions.
1. when historians listen to your most recent CD 1000 years from now,what will they say?
>>>Well, I honestly am not so sure there will be anyone living on earth in 1000 years, let alone copies of our album still in existence, due to the great catastrophes that are only bound to occur…but, I guess if that were to happen, that they’d say, “What is this beautiful noise? We must find these ladies graves and resurrect them from the dead with our crazy technology so they can play for us in the future.”
2. if you could play a show with any band/musician living or dead, who would you pick and why?
>>>I think we would pick either Sun Ra or Fela Kuti. Everything about their performance, the music, the dancing, the energy, would just be amazing to see and be a part of.
3. what is the strangest band-related dream (one of) you have had?
>>>For me, I think it’s like dreaming about work. You just dream about the things you actually do during the day. So, when I dream about New Bloods, it’s us sitting in the car, driving for hours, farting, smoking weed and making jokes.
4. what do your fans look like?
>>>Like wonderful people. They all have special light in their eyes and are the kindest, sweetest, most loving. These are emotional people we’re talking about. Their eyes get moist.
5. what bullshit do you run into at most every show that makes you think “man, this bullshit again?”
>>>Well, loading, unloading, loading and unloading is always a pain. And, we are always losing or breaking equipment. On our last tour, during our first two shows, someone broke the tambourine so then we were out one for the rest of the tour. It’s cool though.
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